State Dept cable 1974-220374

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ACTION SS-25

INFO OCT-01 ISO-OO /026 W

083970

R 230126Z OCT 74
FM USMISSION USUN NY
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6625
INFO AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY NICOSIA
USMISSION NATO

SECRET USUN 4296

EXDIS

E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: UN, PFOR, CY

SUBJ: SCALI DEMARCHE TO BOUTEFLIKA ON DELAY OF CYPRUS DEBATE

1. AMBASSADOR SCALI MET, AT HIS REQUEST, WITH BOUTEFLIKA AT
UN OCTOBER 22 SCALI SAID THAT, WHILE HE RECOGNIZED BOUTEFLIKA
ALREADY HAD BEEN MOST HELPFUL IN DELAYING CYPRUS DEBATE ON OCTOBER
28, WE NOW WONDERED WHETHER ANOTHER DELAY, TO NOVEMBER 11,

WOULD BE POSSIBLE. SCALI OUTLINED REASONS FOR REQUEST:

A. TURKS WILL HAVE GOVT AND FONMIN BY THEN.

B. SECRETARY KISSINGER WILL BE IN ANKARA NOVEMBER 5

2. BOUTEFLIKA SAID HE UNDERSTOOD PROBLEM, BUT AT SAME TIME
ASKED OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IN ORDER FOR HIM TO PROPOSE CHANGE,

IT WOULD BE BEST IF HE WERE APPROACHED BY PARTIES DIRECTLY CON-
CERNED, I.E., GREEKS, TURKS AND CYPRIOTS. BOUTEFLIKA SAID HE WAS
EAGER TO HELP, CAUTIONING, HOWEVER, THAT HE WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO
TREAT PALESTINIANS AND CYPRUS PROBLEMS BACK-TO-BACK IN GA.
ACCORDINGLY. ALTHOUGH DELAY MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, DATE OF
NOVEMBER 1 1 FOR CYPRUS MIGHT NOT. BOUTEFLIKA SAID HE RECOG-
NIZED CYPRUS PROBLEM COULD ONLY BE SETTLED BY NEGOTIATIONS

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EFFORT, CAFLED HIM MAN OF GOODWILL AND TALENT. BOUTEFLIKA
SAID SOVIET PROPOSAL RE CYPRUS MIGHT LOOK ATTRACTIVE BUT IT
WOULD GO NOWHERE. FIRST, IT WAS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO TURKS
AND GREEKS BACKING IT ONLY FOR TACTICAL REASONS. IF GREEKS
AND TURKS AGREE ON LATER DATE, BOUTEFLIKA SAID HE BELIEVED IT
WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR ASSEMBLY TO ACCEPT IT. THE DATE HE MIGHT
SUGGEST MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE NOVEMBER 1 1, BUT ONE LATE
ENOUGH TO MEET THE SITUATION'S REQUIREMENTS.

3. AMBASSADOR SCALI THANKED BOUTEFLIKA FOR HIS UNDER-
STANDING AND SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER WHETHER TO APPROACH GREEKS
TO AGREE TO POSTPONEMENT. SCALI SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED BY ACCURA-
CY OF BOUTEFLIKA'S ASSESSMENT OF SOVIET PROPOSAL.

4. WITHIN HALF HOUR OF ABOVE CONVERSATION, CYPRUS MISOFF
(JACOVIDES) ASKED USUN WHETHER IT TRUE US PRESSING FOR
DELAY IN CYPRUS DEBATE. JACOVIDES MADE IT CLEAR CYPRIOTS
STRONGLY OPPOSED ADDITIONAL DELAY. HE ARGUED THAT "IF
DR. KISSINGER PLANS TO VISIT ANKARA TOWARD MID-NOVEMBER",

IT WOULD BE BETTER THAT CYPRUS DEBATE OVER AND DONE WITH
BY THAT TIME. MISOFF WAFFLED ON TIMING OF DEBATE AND TOLD
JACOVIDES HE KNEW NOTHING OF SECRET ARY'SPLANS. GREEKS ALSO
PROMPTLY BECAME AWARE OF US DEMARCHE, AND INDICATED TO MISOFF
THEIR OPPOSITION TO DELAY.

SCALI

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Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: ARMISTICE, DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS

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Copy: SINGLE

Draft Date: 23 OCT 1974

Decaption Date: 28 MAY 2004

Decaption Note: 25 YEAR REVIEW

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Document Number: 1974USUNN04296

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Review Date: 15 MAY 2002
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Review History: RELEASED <1 5 MAY 2002 by shawdg>; APPROVED <1 1 MAR 2003 by shawdg>

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Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
30 JUN 2005

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Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE

Subject: SCALI DEMARCHE TO BOUTEFLIKA ON DELAY OF CYPRUS DEBATE
TAGS: PFOR, CY, UN, (SCALI, JOHN), (BOUTEFLIKA)

To: STATE
Type: TE

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Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005